China Night

China Night

1940 · 89 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.

Directed by Osamu Fushimizu · Written by Hideo Oguni

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